Vocabulary

year

mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house

apology

in perfect form; going swimmingly

first (of its kind) in Japan

popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers

minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice)

Yasukuni Shrine

hundred-yen store; dollar store

this weekend

telecommunications

blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out

fan site (website run by fans of a celebrity, TV show, etc.); fansite

erogenous zone

one person; one customer

bookmark (in a browser)

new adult (in Japan, a person who reaches adulthood that year)

(early) childhood

therapy

canned coffee

major incident; major happening; big scandal

first thing in the morning

acting ability; talent as a performer

copier; copy machine; photocopier

way of solving (a problem); solution

school name

1seg (Japanese terrestrial digital broadcasting service for mobile devices)

mass recruitment

arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food

non-alcoholic; alcohol-free

rich in variety; diverse; wide-ranging; multifarious

health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell

traditional culture

all over Japan; throughout Japan

continuing one's education into university

account number (bank, etc.)

crowded train

Japanese company (business, firm)

oblique type; slanted type

Yu-Pack; domestic parcel delivery service by Japan Post